Al Roker

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QUOTED: Al Roker on Jay-Z and Beyoncé

Originally posted 04/10/2008 09:15AM

"They're a perfect couple. He's got a last name that's just a letter. And she's got no last name. So that's fabulous, that's a perfect melding."

• Al Roker gets cute at the Lincoln Center Spring Gala when asked about couple's wedding April 4.
–Jeffrey Slonim

Some Fans Like the Former, Fuller Roker

Originally posted 11/18/2002 11:00AM

Recent PEOPLE coverboy Al Roker, who dropped 100 pounds after undergoing gastric bypass surgery last March, could be in for some stormy weather when it comes to his commercial endorsements -- most notably his work for the Weatherproof outerwear company's advertising campaign.

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100 and Counting

Originally posted 11/06/2002 01:00PM

Recently, Saturday shoppers at Richards, an upscale clothing store in Greenwich, Conn., saw an unusual sight: Today colleagues Matt Lauer and Al Roker hopping around the store with a retail-inspired giddiness that would make the Sex and the City gals proud. "At one point Matt looks over and goes, 'Look at that! Al's got no butt!' " Roker recalls of the shopping spree, which was prompted by his new, 100-lbs.-lighter frame. Nor did the formerly 320-lb. weatherman have any properly fitting clothes. "For the fall, down to underwear, I had to buy all new stuff," he says. "They rushed three suits, a sports coat and a pair of slacks to me that same day because I had nothing to wear to go on air. Nothing!" Adds Lauer: "He was like a kid in a candy store."

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ROKER STAYS PUT

Originally posted 04/08/1999 12:00AM